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A child kept in solitary confinement for 730 days

A child kept in solitary confinement for 730 days

Update: 2024-10-03
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As a teenager, Jack Whalen was held in solitary confinement for 730 days — beaten, humiliated and told he would amount to nothing at a notorious Newfoundland boys' home. He’s sharing his fight for justice in the new book Invisible Prisons, written with the help of author Lisa Moore.

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